A 46-strong group of countries across the wider European region has agreed to establish a new legally binding mechanism that would protect environmental defenders,...
‘Big disappointment’ over lack of Syria constitution agreement
The process of drafting a new constitution for Syria has been “a big disappointment” UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen concluded on Friday. Following the...
The number of children and women abducted in Haiti until the end of August, has already surpassed last year’s total, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned this...
For Girls, the Biggest Danger of Sexual Violence Lurks at Home
LIMA, Oct 22 (IPS) – “During the pandemic, sexual violence against girls has grown because they have been confined with their abusers. If the...
What does the first successful test of a pig-to-human kidney transplant mean?
Surgeons in New York City successfully attached a pig kidney to a human patient and watched the pinkish organ function normally for 54 hours....
Libyan Government plan needed to end ‘dire situation’ of asylum seekers, refugees
The Libyan government must immediately address the dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees, in a humane manner, consistent with international human rights law, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. Read the...
Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border
At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in...
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Artist Asks Uncomfortable Questions at Paris Fair
PARIS, Oct 22 (IPS) – How does injustice make you feel? Do you see yourself as a perpetrator, or as a victim? Is there...
Big Brother is Watching You– as Electronic Surveillance Dominates Lives
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) – The British novelist George Orwell’s “1984” characterized a dystopian society where people were restricted from independent thought and...
Hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk 
UN condemns deadly wave of drone strikes in war-torn Sudan 
Guterres honours Indonesian troops who paid ‘ultimate sacrifice’ 
‘Season of fear’: Escalating Israeli attacks on West Bank olive farmers, deadly strikes on Gaza